Toy.



PATENTED APR. 11, 1905.

H. T. TURNOR.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.'7,1904.

Patented April 11, 1905.

HARRY TAYLOR TURNOR, OF EOElVEN, ENGLAND, ASSlhlNOR TO JAMES R. MCCLELLAND, OF NElV HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,062, dated April 11, 1905.

Application filed November 7,1904. Serial No. 231,709.

To 11/! II/! 0111/ it Duty concern:

Be it known that l, HARRYTAYLOH Tnnxon, l

thebar l3, and is secured to the slide if. EX- tending into the case through the opening ii a subject of the King of (treat Britain, and a is a cord 17, which passes over the'bar 12 into 5 resident of ftoewen, England, have invented engagement with the rear end of the slide ll.

a new and useful Improvement in Toys; and Preferably these cords l6 and 17 are differfdo hereby declare the following, when taken cntiated in color that is, the cord 16 may be in connection with the accompanying drawwhite and the cord 17 may be black. Passings andthelettcrs of referencemarkcdthcreing through the opening 1) and wound upon 55 on, to be a full. clear, and exactdescription of i the tube are cords lo, the cords l6, l7, and

lo the same, and which said drawings constitute 18 being provided with heads or buttons 19), part of this specification, and represent, in" and the cords 18 have their ends differently Figure l, a perspective view of a toy concolored, so that the'end of the cord passing structcd in accordance with my invention; into the case from the tube is of different 60 Fig. 2, a side view with the case in section, color from the end of the same cord which showing the inner tube and cords arranged i passes out through the bottom of the case. thereon: Fig. 3,a longitudinal section with the l The cords 18 may be drawn back and forth at slide in its retircd position; Fig. i, a similar will and appear to change color as they are view with the slide in its forward position drawn through the case. In drawing the 5 and the point projecting outward through the cords 115, however. the slide ii is drawn for- 20 end of the case. ward, so as to project the pin l5 through the This invention relates to an improvement I opening 8 in the plug 3, and so that it will in toys, and particularly to those of so-called 3 prick the finger of the holder. Drawing the trick-like character, the object of the incord 16 outward draws the cord 17 inward, 7 vention being to produce a device by which and as the cord 17 is directly below the cord 5 the unwary operator may be induced to so 16 it appears that as the cord 16 is drawn upmanipulate the device as to cause a pin-point ward it changes color. By drawing the cord to be thrust into his finger; and the invention l7 downward the slide 14: is drawn rearward consists in the construction as hereinafter deand by this movement draws the cord 16 in- 75 scribed, and particularly recited in the claims. ward. The cords 18 may be drawn back and 3 in carrying out my invention I employ a forth through the case, each without affecting tubular case or shell "2, of paper or other suitthe other, and the number of them may be able material, closed at opposite ends by increased or diminished, as desired. Ashoreplugs i. These plugs have longitudinal openin shown, I employ three of such indepcnd- 8O ings i, in which a tube 5 is secured, the tube ently-operating cords.

being considerably smaller in diameter than Having fully described my invention, what the case 2. in the outer face of the plugs are I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters recesses 6, in which paper disks 7 are insert- Patent, is ed, the paper disk having central openings 8. l. A toy comprising a case having ends, an 5 in opposite sides of the case are openings 9, internal tube mounted in said ends, openings i 10, and f1. Near one end of the tube 5 is a in opposite sides of the case through which transverse bar 12, and near the opposite end cords may pass, a slide in said tube and carof the tube 5 is another transverse bar 13. rying a point, cords extending through the \Yithin the tube is a slide if, carrying a long opposite sides of the case into the tube and 9 sharp-pointed pin 15, projectingoutward from connected to the slide tomove said slide back #5 one end. Extending through the opening 10 and forth, substantially as described.

in the case 2 and into the tube 5 is a cord 16, which passes under the bar 12, forward over i 2. A toy comprisinga case, a longitudinallyarrangcd tube therein, cords extending through the case and around said tube, transverse bars extending through said tube, a slide in said tube and carrying a point, and cords extending through-said case into said tube over the bars therein and into engagement With said slide, whereby said slide may be moved back and forth, substantially as described.

In testimony WhereOf'I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

HARRY TAYLOR TURNOR.

WVitnesses:

W M. DURER, H. WVATsON. 

